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Conductor Santtu-Mathias Rouvali, set to take up the principal conductorship of the venerable Philharmonia Orchestra in late 2021, is perhaps starting out with familiar repertory; his first recording for the Signum Classics label was of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, and here, he returns with the almost-as-common Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100, but his performance here is not trite in the least. This is Prokofiev's wartime realist-populist masterpiece, a counterpart to Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60. However, Rouvali tones down the patriotism a bit in favor of a lively reading (the finale of the work is indeed marked Allegro giocoso, but you'd never know it from some versions) that brings out unexpected details and introduces unusually flexible tempos. The big tunes in the first movement aren't played for maximum emotional impact but rather for their integration into Prokofiev's carefully argued sonata form. The live recording here plays to the performance's strengths; the orchestra has had plenty of experience with this symphony and is ready to respond to Rouvali's fresh ideas. Signum Classics offers a resonant but clean and transparent sound at the Royal Festival Hall in a recording that promises new ideas from the Philharmonia's new conductor.
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Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Conductor, MainArtist - BOOSEY-AND-HAWKES-MUSIC-PUBL-LTD, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records
Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Conductor, MainArtist - BOOSEY-AND-HAWKES-MUSIC-PUBL-LTD, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records
Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Conductor, MainArtist - BOOSEY-AND-HAWKES-MUSIC-PUBL-LTD, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records
Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Conductor, MainArtist - BOOSEY-AND-HAWKES-MUSIC-PUBL-LTD, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records
Albumbeschreibung
Conductor Santtu-Mathias Rouvali, set to take up the principal conductorship of the venerable Philharmonia Orchestra in late 2021, is perhaps starting out with familiar repertory; his first recording for the Signum Classics label was of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, and here, he returns with the almost-as-common Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100, but his performance here is not trite in the least. This is Prokofiev's wartime realist-populist masterpiece, a counterpart to Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60. However, Rouvali tones down the patriotism a bit in favor of a lively reading (the finale of the work is indeed marked Allegro giocoso, but you'd never know it from some versions) that brings out unexpected details and introduces unusually flexible tempos. The big tunes in the first movement aren't played for maximum emotional impact but rather for their integration into Prokofiev's carefully argued sonata form. The live recording here plays to the performance's strengths; the orchestra has had plenty of experience with this symphony and is ready to respond to Rouvali's fresh ideas. Signum Classics offers a resonant but clean and transparent sound at the Royal Festival Hall in a recording that promises new ideas from the Philharmonia's new conductor.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 4 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:19
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Philharmonia Orchestra Santtu-Matias Rouvali
- Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
- Label: Signum Records
- Genre: Klassiek
(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records
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